Factbox: The Nobel prize for Economics

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded 42 times to 67 laureates since 1969.

The youngest laureate in Economic Sciences was Kenneth J. Arrow, who was 51 when he was awarded the prize in 1972. The oldest laureate to date was Leonid Hurwicz, who was 90 when he was awarded the prize in 2007. He is also the oldest laureate to be awarded any Nobel Prize.